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RECORD OF THE COURTS.
Superior Court.

Superior Court
Room hon. N. e. Taylor. Judge.
John C. New VS.. George W. Now ct al; notes.
Finding for plaintiff
Chas. F. Adams Benz. D. Minor; replevin-
Room 2-Hon d. W. Howe. Judge.
John w. Bruce vs. Gustaye Zschech; suit
final settlement On trial.
Elizabeth C. Browning Nathaniel B.
Browning; divorce. Dismissed by plaintiff at
her cost.
Room 3-Hon. Lewis o. Walker. Judge.
Annie Ergelbert VS.. William Engelbert; di-
vorce. Granted. on grounds of drunkenness
John Jenkins Elisha Reed; on contract
Tried and taken under advisement
SUITS
Anna letters vs. Wilson letters; complaint for
divorce. Allegation, failure TO provide
Franklin Insurance Company VS.. Fred b.
Richter ct al; complaint on note and foreclosure
of mortgage. Demand, So, 600.
Ida May Kleinman Jacob Kleinman and
Otto Stechhan; suit for support
Mary F. Phillippi ct al. David +. Phillppi
ct al; suit to forecIose mortgage.
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CONDITION OF THE MARKETS
Wheat Dull and Sagging, the Result of
Variety Of Unfayorable Features.
Limited Trading in Corn, Transactions Being
Confined to Local Operators-0ats Dull
and Neak--More Life in Provisions.
MONEY, BONDS AND STOCKS.

a Very Dull Day. Relieved by Slight Squirt
of Activity During the Forenoon
NEW YORK, June 2d-Money on cal was
,asy at per cent, closing offered at per cent
Prime mercantile paper, sac per cent
Sterling exchange was dull but steady at
1882 for sxty-day bills and 81 Sd for de-
nand.
The total sales of stocks day were 164, 313
shares, including the following: Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western. 1000; Erie. 5000; Lake
Shore, TO- 1856 Pacific Mail, 4,65; Reading. A.,
I60; St. Paul, 9,O75; Union Pacific, 4,5l0; West
ern Cuioa, g. 700 Wheeling g Lake Erie. 7,l55
Tradinelin stocks to-day was marked by some
little animation in the morning hours due to
the encouragement given by small purchases for
London account, but during the afternoon SEES
ZION the dizziness was equal to anything wit
messed on Saturday The market early dis
played some strength. but after this prices had a
tagging tendency, although the great majority
Of stocks simply stationary. The interest
was monop0lzed by Reading. Wheeling q Lake
Erie. and Lake Erie 81 Western preferred, al
though ST. Paul e. Duluth had another squirt
upon a belief that compromise between
the preferred and common stockholders would
be effected to-day. There hardening ten
dency to loan money late in the day, which
checked, to certain extent, the prevailing bull
ish feeling. The opening was firm to strong at
advances over Saturday rs final figures OF from
a per cert the latter in Jersey Central. Read
ing was active in the early trading, and there
was "A fair business in Pacific Mail. but the re-
mainder were. for the most part, extremely dull.
Further fractional advances were established in
the first hour, and although the undertone was
still strong, very little progress was made
after that time. The afternoons trailing was
marked by a change in the temper, but in
the extreme duness impression was
made upon prices, and the market closed very
dull and steady. The active list is generally
shade higher this evening. but in no case, except
Wheeling 81 Lake Erie, which is M q, are the
fninai changes for more than small fractions.
Railroad bonds extremely dull: sales,
S9S8, 600 Prices were generally steady. and i'm
portant changes very few. Chesapeake 81
Ohio purchase money advanced 2 TO 115 De-
Eroit Mackraw. a Marquette land grants, 2,
TO SO. Denver 81 Rio tfrande Western firsts fell
2, to-30.
Government bonds were dull and steady.
State bonds neglected. Closing quota
tions were:
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour was
steady and unchanged; the demand continues
light and of local nature. No spring wheat,
70G704c; No. spring wheat, 60 Zoe; No. red,
No 2 rye. SIC. No. 2 barley, SOC. No. flax
seed, $1.1S4; prime timothy seed. So. 20. Mess
pork, barrel. $22 lard. Ter 100 pounds, Sc 80;
(boxed), 5. 60 a B. Zoe; short-clear sides (bOxed),
7.700175c Whisky, dlstillers' finished goods.
per gallon. 81. TO-. Sugar-Cut-loaf. g 6sc;
granulated 6se; standard A, 5sc.
On the Produce Exchange to-day the butter
market steady under heavy receipts; cream
cry. l40l8c; dairy, II 16c. Eggs weak and
lower at 104 a lie.
Receipts-Flour, $4,000 brls; wheat, 26s. 600
bu: corn, Sc, 900 bu; oats, ITO, 900 bu; barley s.
600 bu. Shipments-Flour. $4,000 brls; wheat,
$4,000 bu: corn, 339 600 blu; OATS SO 900 bu rye,
5000 blu; barley, ], 000
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INDIANAPOLIS MARKETS.
Trade Opens SIuggish-Quiet Times Looked
for Until Early August.


INDIANAPOLIS, June 20.
Trade opened ND little tame to Gay and it is
quite evident thar there is to be some six weeks
of quiet times comnercial circles. There is
nothing in the present conditions which denotes
anything but healthy tone to business; neither
is the volume of trade limited at the CORE
spending period last year, but it is much less in
volume than at any time within the last ten
weeks. Even the grocers speak of trade
being dull. In prices there were but few changes
Coffees have become steady at Saturdays quota
tons. Sugars maintain their strong tone and
the distribution continues large. Retail
grocers well know that there is little
danger of this staple article going below the
present low range of prices. In other groceries
there is change, but a steady, firm tone to
prices is noticeable. The produce markets are
fairly active New potatoes coming in freely
and prices drop another half dollar. Poultry is
frmer in tone on lighter receipts Eggs steady,
quite per cent. of the arrivals are poor. But
more plenty and "A good deal of stock
coming in which sells slow. Berries of all kinds
very Strawbe of the
market. Some choice peaches are exrected to-
day which will sell at about 81 % per basket.
Gooseberries scarce aud tending higher. New
apples moro plenty and prices are breaking
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Elsewhere.

BUFFALO, June Observation-Disclosures, 1870
Prices declined 15925c since last Monday: common
fair SO. a. 80 good to choice shipping, S4. 40
04.75; stockers and feeders, So so; veals $4 rs
sheep-Receipts. 6,20o. The market was unset
tied but generally lower; common to fair So. rs a
40; choice to extra, 81. rs 045o good to choice
Hogs-Receipts 1855. The market was fairly
active and shade higher; mixed pigs and light York
selected medium weights So so 05 50; extra So 40;
selected heavy ends, $4,000 60.
NEW YORK, JuIe 2O.-Beeves-Receipts count
ing 70 for and slaughterers drect
2.911 head. making 1OsSO for the week; market
rresusr Two car ef f. extra and fancy
about the top figure for strictly prime steers and
some common grass steers went down to $425 30;
Sheep-Receipts, IL, 300 making d, APO for the
week; dull and lower prime sheep sold $50
Hogs-Receipts s.92O making 80 ITO for the
week; offered and nominally quiet S5.4O0
KANSAS CITY. June 2O-The Live Stock Indi
Gator reports Cattle-Receipts I.4OO; Shipments
The market was strong and 5 zoe higher for
to medium So. 5O03. 90; stockers So. 60 3; feeding
steers. So. 1O03.4o: cows, S203.25.
market was strong and SC higher; good to choice,
81 sO04 So; common to medium, $45o0475;
Sheep-Receipts. 245; shipments. Good to
choice So $3.50: common to medium, $202.25.
ST. LOUIS june observation-disclosures $500.
Market steady; choice heavy native steers, $4 4O0
465; fair to good shipping steers 81 40 butchers
steers. fair to choice, 3D. 25 feeders fair to
good, SIS. 20 al: stockers common grass good
FED. So. 1O04.25.
Hogs-Recepts. 1900. Market active and firm;
choice heavy and butchers selections, IS as. Is;
packing and Workers. medium to choice, $4.S5 as;
pigs, common to good. 81. 80 "a. so.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000 Market steady: clipped,
fair to choice, $;}. 1905. 15 lambs. 4045O
CHICAGO June 2O.--The Drovers' Journal reports:
Cattle-Receipts. 5000 shipments. 900. The mar
ket rather dull shipping steers, So 5004.55;
mixed. $1.5O032 90: Texas cattle. $1.5O03.75.
Hogs-Receipts 10000: shipments. 5000 The
market was steady: rough and mixed. 81. SOO5 .O5;
packing and shipping $4.95 05.lO; light 81. S50
5.O5; skips. 93. 80 al. 60.
Sheep-Receipts ). 900; shipments. none. The
market dull and easier natives SO "a SO; West
ern So. 60 04.2O; Texans, S2.7o03 So lambs 81. so
03.4O.
BALTIMORE. June 2O.-Hogs in fair supply and
good demand Receipts. G916. Quoted at 70714c
net. with most of the sales at the latter figure.
CINCINNATI June 2O.--Hogs quiet; common
and light So 9004. So packing and butchers 81. 60
n5lO Receipts 3 500. shipments IL $50.
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GRAIN AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Figures Showing the Amount in Sight in
the United States and Canada.

NEW YORK, June 20.-The following was the
visible supply of grain on Saturday. June Is, as
complied by the Produce Exchange:
Wheat. Al ,217. 221 blu. decrease of 1884, 955;
corn, II, III, l49 bu, decrease of IA 925; oats
3.0l3, 500 bu, a decrease of 26S, 1885, rye 245,-
423 bu, decrease of s. 457; barley, 49, 100 blu, a
decrease of Jig
CHICAGO, June 20.-The visible supply of
grain June Is. as reported by the secretary of
the Board of Trade. is as follows:
Wheat, 41,217.0 900 blu, decrease of 1894, 900;
corn. ii. TO. 900 bu, decrease of 745 900: oats
3,012. 900 bu decrease of Ia, 900; rye, 245 900
bu decrease Of 5000; barley. las, 900 bu, a de-
crease of 20 600
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Criminal Court.

Hon. William A. Irwin. Judge:
State VS.. John Pennyweight petit larceny.
Trial by court: taken under Amusement
State VS.. Chris. Anderson grand larceny.
Plea of guilty; taken under advisement.
State George Hunter; grand larceny. Trial
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somewhat. really choice, however. bring
best quotation. In the other markets there is
nothing calling for special mention.
GRAIN.
The local wheat market is firm in Tone with
good demand for all grades, both for home con-
sumption and for shipment; receipts exceed
ingly light. Arrivals of more liberal,
but the demand is good and prices rule steady
q. about the range quoted on Saturday. For
white grades the demand is the greatest. Oats
in fair demand for home consumption. Track
bids to-day ruled as follows:
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Oil.

OIL CITY Pa June educational Transit certi
fcates opened at 60 sc highest IS 3sc; lowest 62sc
closed at 631s. Sales, 27s, 900 brls clearances.
1872. 600 brlss charters "a, 6O3 brls; shipments,
1O3, 451 brls; runs, 61.014 brls
PITTSBURG Pa June 20.-Petroleum dull but
steady; National Transit certificates opened at 63c
closed at Csc; highest. 90 14c; lowest, 62 7sc
NEW YORK. June 2O.-Petroleum dull but
firm; opening 627sc: highest. 63aec lowest 627sc;
closing at 63lsc. Sales, 452. 900 brls
CLEVELAND, June 2O.-Petroleun quiet; Stand
ard white 100, To-
SAVANNAH, June 2O.-Turpentine quiet but
steady at SIC.
WILMINGTON. June 2O.-Turpentine quiet at
81 l9c.
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of Marion county Indiana for the twentyfour hours
ending at 5 P. M, June 20. 1887, furnished by
Elliott g. Butler, abstracters of titles, Room 20,
Etna Building:
Bartholomew D. Brooks to Mary L. Min
ter, lot 81 in Alvord's subdivision of e.
Il. Fletcher's addition to Indianapolis 81, 10000
Arunah B. Compton to Katie Hyand lots
2 and in block %, in North Indian
Joseph Hambrieht to Samuel A. schodeld
part of southeast quarter of section 8, in
tanning Is "a acres ros'H u .anee 100000
lot 10 in Harlan ct al s addition to In
Frank ail" McWhinney to Geo. W. Moore,
part of ouSlot 20, in Indianapolis- 2o4 oe
VIM. Rowe to Herman c. Dewenter, lots
% %, 80, 81. 30 and S3 in block "A
in Beatty addition to Indianapolis 1,ZOOoO
Joseph E. Johnson to Herman G. Dewen-
ter lot 80 in Windsor Place, an addition
Anna Strack to James L. Keach part of
lot in outlot % in Duncan's addition
Daniel H Lintner administrator to Lin
coin Union Lodge No. 1856 ct al. part
of lot j! in square 10 in Indianapolis 5,5S5OO
Herman w. Fenneman to August r.
Fable lot 2 in Herman Fenneman's
addition to Indianapolis -- oOo.OO
Henry Umberfeld to Sylvenus J. Lackey.
lot 5 in John B. Brandt's subdivision of
lots AZ, 43 and IA in E. T. S. X. and
a. E. Fletcher's Woodlawn suburb to
Nicholas. nIeGarty ct al. to Nancy, Jen-
nings, lot 1877 in McCarty's fifth West
side addition to Indianapolis $4,000
Nicholas Mc C n ct al. to Nancy aeas Jen-
mugs, lot Z1Z IN McCarIy NTH west
side addition to Indianapolis. $4,000
Mary j. Newlin to VIM. Johnson. lot IL
in Burton & Campbells Park Place
suburb to Indianapolis 10000
Chris Baker to Henry Matthias. lot z in
Chris Bakers Haughvile subdivision of
part of block 20 in Holiness West-end
addition to Indianapolis 10000
sam same ct tract last above re-. .. 10000
Lorenzo D. MCGOWAN to Jasper n. Moore
lot 40 in Julian eft al. s subdivision and
addition to 1rvington. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES $4,000
VIM. Hart to John f. Metzger part of lot
az in Chas. ST. John Vests addition to
Indianapolis. IOO.OO
August Blank to Martin Rafert, part of
lot in Johanna Norths Haughville
subdivision of block 10 in Holiness
West-end addition to Indianapolis ------ 1000
Frederick Rand receiver to John w.
Minor lots 20. 81 %, %. "a, 25 26
and 81 in Morrison & Talbotts addition
to Indianapolis. 10000
Aaron Glenn to Amanda Glenn, lot 5 in But
Ter K Smiths heirs subdivision. 100000
Corveyances Fl; consideration 1884 SO
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Good to choice shippers 81. 2o04.5O
Common to medium shippers :5.5OD4 90
Stockers and feeders Observation-Disclosures 2.7503.75
Good to choice heifers. 3.40D3. 90
Common to medium heifers 2.5OD3. 20
Good to choice ---------. 2.75 03. %
Common to medium cows-----.-. 1902. 80
Veals, common good. 3.5OO5.25
Bulls, common good .---- 2.OO03.OO
Mixers, common to good rs. OO036.OO
HoGs-Receipts, 2,410; shipments, 500 The
quality was fair; market active and a shade
higher, closing firm, with all sold
Heavy packing and shipping. SIS. 05 D5 10
Light and mixed packing 4. S5D5.OO
Common to good light 4.9O05.OO
Heavy roughs and pigs 40OO4.5O
SHEEP-Receipts, -; shipments, -. The
supply very light; market slow at last weeks
prices.
Good to choice -$3 4O0375
Common to medium Observation-Disclosures 25OD3.25
Bucks per head. ------..---2 200 90
Spring lambs 4OO05.2 %
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Cotton.

NEW YORK, june GO. l.. Green & Co.'S report
cotton futures says: Considerable animation
shown in old crop contracts. There decline OF
about 100 IL points. followed by little steadi-
New crop in the meantime held fairly
steady.
NEW ORLEANS. June 2O.-Cotton dull; midding
10 1I-16c; low middling 10 5.I6c good ordinary,
11-16c net and gross receipts. 273 bales; exports
coastwise l. 1872 bales; sales. 200 bales stock, S.
$40 bales
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CATTLE-Receipts, 20; shipments. AS
usual on Monday there were hardly enough here
to make market Prices about the same as
Saturday
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Real Estate Transfers.

instruments fled for record in the recorders Office
of Marion county Indiana for the twenty four hours
ending at NJ. June 20. 1887, as furnished by
Elliott g. Butler, abstracters of titles, Room g.
Ftna Ruildpp.
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Cattle Scarce and Unchanged in Price-Hogs
Active and Shade Higher.
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Dry Goods.
NEW WORK. Ir,

NEW YORK juno 2O.-There was a moderate new
business, but through deliveries on account of
previous engagements the sales of large proper
IONS
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NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.

NEW YORK, June 20 Bar silver, 95sc.
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Metals,

NEW YORK. June 2O.-Copper quiet and steady.
cad dull Tin quiet.
ST. LOUIS, June 20.-Lead lower at 4.4Oc
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LIVE STOCK.

ST. LOUIS, June 2O.-Wool firm and we'll sus.
tanned.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-24

In the United States are law breakers
They resist the enforcement Of all laws
in the courts. Arson is becoming wea-
pom in their hands. They even do not
pause at murder. The corrupt use of
money TO control Legislatures is the
gravest problem in the history OF the
country. The saloon has entered both
parties and now rules them both. The
great parties have not taken up the mat
ter. The Democrats made no pretenses
in its favor and the Republicans made
nothing but pretenses. We believe the
licensed saloon the enemy of society, the
ally of anarchists and school of crime,
and that this menace to society should be
abolished"
Local option is pronounced "a delusion
snd snare, wrong in principle and in
practice q failure" A resolution in
dorses the temperance work Of the
Knights of Labor There WAS also G.
clause favoring reduction of the tariff
On Decesssries.
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MINNESOTA PROBIBITi0EIsTs.
Resolutions adopted By the statsOonvsn-
ton at Mipnenpol,


ton at Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Nov. "a.
state prohibition convention was held
here Yesterday. There was large at
tendance. Plans for the next campaign
we're adopted. They include the thorough
organization Of the party throughout the
state in PROFESSIONAL and legislative
districts, counties sid townships, the
distribution of prohibition literature and
the raising of $4,000 as q fund towards
the latter objects. Two thousand dol
lars was subscribed at the convention. A
state central committee of 100 was
elected. The report OF the committee on
resolutions was in the nature OF an ad-
dress to the people. After declaring that
the Prohibitionists desire to do the will
of the Supreme Ruler and promote the
best interests of humsnity, the resolu-
tions declare that voting is a duty and
that it is to be used to protect homes.
lives and property, "thet the evils OF the
liquor traffic have reached magnitude
that threatens the foundations of our
government and neutrality is
= political crime. The repre-
seEtatiyes Of the liquor interests